In the realm of hazardous locations Class 1 refers to an environment containing flammable or explosive vapors or gases and Division 2 is a location where those gases are expected to be present only during an upset condition.
What type of hazard does hazard class 1, division 2 material present
Class 6, Division 2 (more properly called Division 6.2) is for infectious agents.
Class 1 materials are explosives.Materials that have an explosive hazard are in Hazard Class 1.
In the context of hazardous material (dangerous goods) a division or class is a number identifying the hazard category of a hazardous material (dangerous good). There are nine hazard classes, several of which are subdivided into divisions.
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It is the hazard group for spontaneously combustible materials.
Division 1.3 is predominately a fire hazard, with a minor blast hazard.
Hazard Class 2 is for compressed gases. Class 2 has three divisions: Flammable (also called combustible), Non-Flammable/Non-Poisonous, and Poisonous.
Division 1.1: Explosives with a mass explosion hazard Division 1.2: Explosives with a projection hazard Division 1.3: Explosives with predominately a fire hazard Division 1.4: Explosives with no significant blast hazard Division 1.5: Very insensitive explosives; blasting agents Division 1.6: Extremely insensitive detonating substances
Materials that have an explosive hazard are in Hazard Class 1.
Explosives that have no explosive hazard are not explosives. Materials that have a fire hazard but no explosive hazard are Class 2 if they are gasses, class 3 if they are liquids, and class 4 if they are solids.
The DOT classification for Spontaneously Combustible material is Division 4.2